Standard Thai, also known as Central Thai or Siamese, is the official language of
Thailand, spoken by about 65 million people.

Thai
is a tonal language. This means that different intonationations, distinguish words that
otherwise would be homonyms.

Ortography is complex. The alphabet has fourty-four consonants and thirty-two
vowels. It also has marks written above, below, before, or after the consonant with which
it is pronounced.It is believed that the alphabet had its origin in southern India.